Balloost toy



Fatented Aug. 1%, IQSQ JAMES F. IJIULHOLLAND, 01E COLUMBUS/OHIO Mypresent invention relates to an for proved balloon toy designedespecially use in the simulation of figures, more or less grotesque,resembling human beings. The

primary object of the invention is the provision of means, and of aprocess for carrying out the invention whereby a main balloon orinflated elastic body may be used to simulate the body and head portionsof a human being,

, and especially contemplates the attachment of portions simulatinglimbs to the body portion. Thus in carrying out my invention, I use forexample one large balloon which is inflated with air or gasin usualmanner and fashioned to simulate the body and head portion of ahumanbeing, and two smaller balloons are inflated andthen attached to thebody portion of the main balloon to simulate arms. T he toy is providedwith a base upon i which it is adapted to rock or oscillate, and I thearms or limbs are attached to the body portion in such manner that theyare free to swing with relation to the body. vention consists in certainfeaturesof construction and combinations and arrangements of parts aswill hereinafter be more fully set forth and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, I have illustrated one complete example ofthe physical embodiment of my invention wherein the parts arecombined'and arranged according to the best mode I have so far devisedfor the l JI'flC-tlCZll application ot the principles of m invention. 7

- Fwure 1 is a View in. elevation showing the b I n, toy of my inventionand indicating by dotted lines the oscillating movement of the body andof the limbs;

Fig. 2 is a plan view otthe supporting base for the toy;

Fi 3 is an enlar ed detail sectional view showin the manner of attachinthe main body balloon to the base;

1 Fig. 4 is a View showing one of the small balloons and indicating thearrangement of a "cement patch by which the small balloon is joined tothe larger one, the parts being separated;'and V Fig. 5'is an enlargeddetail sectional View The ins BALLOON TOY and 'one'of the arms. ,7

In carrying out my invention, I use a rub her balloon which of course iselastic and adapted to be inflated, the mouthpiece 2 0eing used to blowairinto the balloon for QX' panding it to the general shape indicated inFig. 1. After the balloon has been inflated, a knot 3 is tied in themouthpiece to prevent escape of air. I *The balloon as thus inflated isfashioned to form or approximately simulate the human showing the jointbetweenthe body portion body by the use of a neck string 4 which is tiedin a knot or bow 5 about the balloon to form aconstriction, and theupper part of the balloon thus becomes the head portion 6 of the humanbody which is simulated. The infla-ted balloon is supported upon a baseblock 7 which is notched as at 8 for the purpose of simulating ajpair offeetor a pair of shoes,

and at the rear the baseboard is notched or slitted at 9. r v

Between the two notches 8 and 9, a hole or opening 10 is provided in thebaseboard and it will be apparent that the knotted mouthpiece is passedthrough the opening 10 from above and then clinched within the notch 9at the rear for the purpose of anchoring the balloon and also to'preventits deflation. The balloon as thus supported may have almost a universalmovement oroscillation with relation to the baseboard as indicated bythe dotted arrows at the top of Fig. 1. i The body portion of theballoon is provided with limbs, or members simulating limbs, as forinstancethe arms 11 and 12, but it will be understood that otherlimbs orprojecting members maybe used in conneotion with thebody portion 1 orwith the head portion 6. The two arms 11 and12 are fashioned fromsmaller balloons by inflating the balloons through the mouthpieces 13and tying the knots 14 therein to prevent deflation. These smallerballoons are attached at. approximately the shoulder portions of thebody 1 and become integral parts .of'the body as indicated in thesectionalview For attaching the arms to the.

of'Fig. .5. body, I' use-a solvent for the rubber which may be a liquidcement and a patch or drop.

Aug; 19, 1930, R. P. PALENZUELA SYSTEM OF SIGNALS Filed Aug. 20, 1926 2Sheets-Sheet 1' INVENTOR. R. P Pa/enzae/a A TTORNEW

